Crafting an Adorable Elephant Amigurumi: A Delightful Crochet Project
Crocheting a beautiful elephant amigurumi can be such a delightful and charming project! The intricate details of the elephant's ears and trunk, combined with the soft yarn, make it a joyful creation. Whether you make it for yourself or as a gift, the process of crafting each stitch can be quite therapeutic and fulfilling.
Plus, once you finish, you'll have an adorable cuddly elephant to bring a smile to anyone's face. Don't be surprised if you find yourself getting attached to your little crochet creation - these amigurumi elephants have a way of capturing hearts with their cuteness! So, grab your crochet hook and let your creative spirit soar as you embark on this enchanting crocheting journey.Abbreviations
sc: single crochet
ch: chain
St: Stitch
inc: increase
dec: decrease
dc: double crochet
dc-inc: double crochet increase (2 dc in one stitch)
Sl st: slip stitch
F/O: Fasten off
CC: change color
Materials
- 3 mm crochet hook
- Yarn in dark grey, blue, pink, white, and dark pink colors
- Needle for sewing
- Stuffing
- Scissors
- 10 mm safety eyes
Note: Work in continuous round
Head
Use dark grey
- R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
- R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
- R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
- R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc = rep 5x], sc (24)
- R5: 3 sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
- R6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc = rep 5x], 2 sc (36)
- R7: 5 sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
- R8: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc = rep 5x], 3 sc (48)
- R9: 7 sc, inc, rep 6x (54)
- R10: 4 sc, inc, [8 sc, inc = rep 5x], 4 sc (60)
- R11: 9 sc, inc, rep 6x (66)
- R12-18: sc around
Attach safety eyes between R14 and 15 with 13 stitches in between.
- R19: 9 sc, dec, rep 6x (60)
- R20: 4 sc, dec, [8 sc, dec = rep 5x], 4 sc (54)
- R21: 7 sc, dec, rep 6x (48)
- R22: 3 sc, dec, [6 sc, dec = rep 5x], 3 sc (42)
- R23: 5 sc, dec, rep 6x (36)
- R24: 2 sc, dec, [4 sc, dec = rep 5x], 2 sc (30)
- R25: 3 sc, dec, rep 6x (24)
- Stuff
- R26: 2 sc, dec, rep 6x (18)
- R27: sc, dec, rep 6x (12)
- Add more stuffing if needed
- R28: dec, rep 6x (6)
- F/O
Legs and Body
Use white
1st Leg
- R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
- R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
- R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
- R4: CC to dark grey, BLO, sc around
- R5-8: sc around
- F/O
2nd Leg
Repeat all 1st Leg steps + ch 6 (this chain will be counted as stitches, front and back side).
Don’t cut the yarn because we will continue to crochet both legs together in the next round.
Body
- R9: sc in all stitches of 1st leg (18), sc in each chain stitch (6), sc in all stitches of 2nd leg (18), sc in each chain stitch (6) (48 in total)
- R10-13: sc around
- Stuff the legs
- R14: 6 sc, dec, rep 6x (42)
- R15-16: sc around
- R17: CC to blue, 19 sc, dec, rep 2x (40)
- R18: CC to pink, BLO, sc around (40)
- R19: sc around
- R20: 9 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec, 9 sc (38)
- R21-22: sc around
- R23: 17 sc, dec, rep 2x (36)
- R24-25: sc around
- R26: 4 sc, dec, rep 6x (30)
- R27: sc, dec, [3 sc, dec = rep 5x], 2 sc (24)
- R28: sc around
- Stuff
- F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Skirt
Continue working on the front loop of R17, use blue.
R1: (ch 2, not count as a stitch), dc, dc-inc, rep around (60), sl st to first st
- R2: (ch 2, not count as a stitch), 2 dc, dc-inc, rep around (80), sl st to first st
- R3: (ch 2, not count as a stitch), dc around (80), sl st to first st
- F/O
Arms (Make 2)
Use dark grey
- R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
- R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
- R3: BLO, 3 sc, inc, rep 3x (15)
- R4-5: sc around
- R6: 3 dec, 9 sc (12)
- R7: sc around
- R8: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
- Stuff
- R9-12: sc around
- R13-17: CC to pink, sc around (10)
- Stuff (stuff until R14)
- Close the hole by joining front and back side of stitches with sl st or sewing them together.
- F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
By using white yarn, sew the nails. Make 3 nails and give one stitch space between them.
Ears (Make 2)
Use dark grey
- R1: ch 11, starting from second chain from hook, sc in each st (10), ch, turn
- R2: inc, sc in each of the next 8 sts, inc (12), ch1, turn
- R3: inc, sc in each of the next 10 sts, inc (14), ch1, turn
- R4: inc, sc in each of the next 12 sts, inc (16), ch1, turn
- R5: sc in each st (16), ch 1, turn
- R6: inc, sc in each of the next 14 sts, inc (18), ch1, turn
- R7: sc in each st (18), ch 1, turn
- R8: inc, sc in each of the next 16 sts, inc (20), ch, turn
- R9: sc in each st (20), ch 1, turn
- R10: inc, sc in each of the next 18 sts, inc (22), ch1, turn
- R11: sc in each st (22), ch1, turn
- R12: inc, sc in each of the next 20 sts, inc (24), ch1, turn
- R13: sc in each st (24), ch1, turn
- R14: sc, skp 2, 5 dc in one stitch, skp 2, sc in each of the next 4 sts, skp 2, 5 dc in one stitch, skp 2, sc in each of the next 3 sts, skp 2, 5 dc in one stitch, skp 2, sc
- F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Trunk
Use dark grey
- R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc (6)
- R2: sc around (6)
- R3: 2 sc, inc, inc, 2 sc (8)
- R4: sc around (8)
- R5: 3 sc, inc, inc, 3 sc (10)
- R6: dec, 2 sc, inc, inc, 2 sc, dec (10)
- R7: sc, dec, sc, inc, inc, 2 sc, dec (10)
- R8: 4 sc, inc, inc, 4 sc (12)
- R9: sc, dec, 2 sc, inc, inc, 3 sc, dec (12)
- R10: sc, dec, 2 sc, inc, inc, 3 sc, dec (12)
- R11: 5 sc, inc, inc, 5 sc (14)
- R12: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, inc, 3 sc, dec (14)
- R13: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc, inc, 3 sc, dec (14)
- R14: 7 sc, inc, inc, 5 sc (16)
- R15: 8 sc, inc, inc, 6 sc (18)
- R16: 9 sc, inc, inc, 7 sc (20)
- R17: 4 sc, inc, rep 4x (24)
- R18: sc around
- Stuff
- F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Mouth
Use dark grey
ch 6, starting from second chain from hook, sl st, 2 hdc in next one st, dc, 2 hdc in next one st, sl st
F/O leaving a long tail for sewing
Finishing
Sew the body to the head.
Sew the arms to the body.
Sew the trunk on the head, between the eyes.
Sew the ears.
Sew the mouth under the trunk.
By using black yarn, sew the eyebrows. Add accessories.